ALBANY - A man and a woman tried to steal cash from Sutter's Mill & Mining Co. Wednesday morning, but were chased away by an employee, police said.

The attempted theft occurred around 9 a.m., when a man went into the Western Avenue restaurant and bar and started talking with an employee in an attempt to distract him, police said. While the two spoke, a woman went into the store and tried to steal cash from behind the counter, police said.

The employee caught the woman in the act, and the suspects ran from the establishment, police said.

The man and the woman are still at large, police said. No description of them could be provided.